How Alabama newspapers covered Donald Trump's victory

Here are the front pages from Alabama newspapers today after the election of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States.

annistonstar.com

Ask a Trooper: Why are muffler laws not enforced?

Question: I see vehicles with straight pipes, motorcycles with straight pipes and hear many others that sound as if they have no muffler. If the law is there why is

postbulletin.com

Forest landowners invited to learn about the timber tax

There will be a free informational session on timber tax for forest landowners on Wednesday, February 18 at 6 p.m. at the St. Ignace Public Library.

sooeveningnews.com

Sikeston woman charged with arson

SIKESTON -- A Sikeston woman has been arrested and charged for allegedly setting her own business on fire. Monica Mays, 50, is charged with first degree arson through Scott County Court, according to Sikeston Department of Public Safety Assistant Chief Jim McMillen...

standard-democrat.com

How one woman started Austin 20 to help child sex trafficking victims

Lisa Knapp knew about selling luxury goods. She was an account executive for brands like Cartier and Tiffany. And she knew about working on charity events

WLEX anchor Lee Cruse to spend a week off the air after ‘inappropriate’ comments

WLEX will keep anchor Lee Cruse off the air next week after he made an on-air comment that was decried as racist. He was reacting to a story about a DJ who tweeted an image of a chimpanzee in reference to the royal baby.

kentucky.com

Man stabbed to death in hotel on Hillsborough Road in Durham. Violent crime rising.

Durham police found the body of a man who had been stabbed to death in a hotel on Hillsborough Road on Saturday. It was the second fatal stabbing in the Bull City this week, as crime rises in 2019.

Troopers say it's unclear why 22-year-old Courtney Ellen Krysa of Tampa walked into the soutbound lanes of Interstate 75 early Sunday. She was struck by a Hummer and died at the scene.

tampabay.com

Found on a frozen lake, she waits in jail with her ‘ghosts,’ unable to pay $500

The growth of Maine's jail population has been driven not by an increase in people serving sentences for crimes but an increase in the number of prisoners like this woman who are being held prior to their conviction.